2016 WEST VIRGINIA STATE FARM CENSUS and FARM USE VALUATION APPLICATION
(Please read the instructions on the back and complete all sections)
THIS FORM MUST BE FILED WITH ASSESSOR BY SEPTEMBER 1, 2016. FAILURE TO FILE THIS
FORM WILL RESULT IN YOUR PROPERTY BEING APPRAISED AT MARKET VALUE.
Enter corrections to the label here, if needed.
County
Tax Dist _ _ _ _ __
Land Owner
Farm Use Applicant (If other than landowner)
---------------Address
Name of Operation - - - - - - - - - - - - City
ZIP
Name of Operator
--------------Address
Phone
City
ZIP _ _ _ _ __
Phone - - - - - - - - - - - Farm Operation Description
Bushels
Acres
111
30_5 _._!_ _ ___.
1.a. Acres Owned ........................... .
14. Total Grain Storage Capacity ........ .___
112
b.Acres_Rented from others..,_.-.. ..
. --... · - - ~ - - - - - - . ~ - _ :eeak.Jn..vmtocy- --113
c. Acres Rented to others ............. .
Number100
d. Total Acres in Farm................. .
15. Total All Cattle and Calves .......... . 610
382
2. Tobacco planted....... (Tenths) ..... .
Milk Cows (Dry and in milk) ........... . 615
320
3. Field Corn planted..................... .
16. Sheep and Lambs ........................... . 640
372
4.· Soybeans planted........................ .
17. Goats and Kids .................................. . 645
5. Wheat planted............................. . 392
18. Hogs and Pigs ........................... :........ . 630
346
6. Alfalfa & Alfalfa Mix Hay (Dry) ..
19. Equine (horses, donkeys, mules) ...... . 675
7. Other Dry Hay (Include grass,
20. Hens and Pullets of laying age .......... . 760
347
clover, grain, and other hays)
21. Broilers ............................................... . 765
TON
8. All Hay Production (Tons)
22. Turkeys .............................................. . 770
LBS
a. No. Bales
x Lbs/Bale _ __
Are these layers, broilers or turkeys (Items 20, 21
LBS
and 22) owned by the operator listed above ?
b. No. Rolls
x Lbs/Roll
9. Haylage (acres) ............................ . 344
If not, please provide the owner's name.
220
10. Permanent Pasture ..................... .
11. Other Crops not listed above that are grown for
23. Bees (number of all colonies) .................
! _66_3__.__ _ ___.
commercial sale or processing. (Include vegetables,
24. Other Livestock not reported in 15-23 above.
treefrui( berries. grapes, nurserie S', greenlwuse--------· Type.
Nllmber .
and Christmas trees) ·
Other Crops
Acres
25. Total Value of Production of this operation
(Include the value sold, home consumption
and used on the farm operation)
Dollars
12. Fruit Trees
Trees
Acres
Crop Production Value ...................
Apple .......
_
Livestock Production Value ........... .
Peach...... . ' - - ~ - - - - ' -_- - - ' '_Acres
Total Production Value .................. .
13. All Other Land ................. .
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AGRICULTURAL LAND DESCRIPTION
Map
Parcel
Number
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Obtain Map and Parcel ID from Tax Statement (Attach list if necessary)
D
Number of acres in each tract
Pasture
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Crop
land
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Wood
Land
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Waste
Wetland
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Rent per
month/year
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C. Current utilization does not produce a crop each year.
Specify crop _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
DD. Sales of agricultural products last year were at least $500
and the total acres in the farm are less than 5 acres
2a. Is at least 50% of the total income from this property
received from the sale, use or consumption of agricultural
D NO
'
products? D YES
Non-farm and
2b.
Mineral Income
Farm Income
$
$._ _ _ __
3. If the property owner is a corporation, is farming the main
business activity; or if a subsidiary, is farming the main business
DYES
ONO
activity of the parent company?
4. Is the property under perpetual conservation easement or
farmland preservation?
DYES
(If parcels rented, place an 'R' before the Map-Parcel Number)
1. If the total agricultural production in Item 25 is less than
$1,000, check and complete Item A, B, C or D.
DA. The land is currently out of production or reduced in
scope because,_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
DB. It is currently being developed (for less than 10 years)
for agricultural production and should be in production
by the year
. Plans are attached.
D
NO
I hereby make application for farm use valuation and affirm that ·
the answers on this application are true and that when any changes
occur which might affect these answers, I will contact the
Assessor's office.
(Signed._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Date). _ _ __
(Email)
D
D
GRANTED
(By). _ _ _ _ __
DENIED
(Date), _ _ _ _ _ __
Reason Denied:
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
(PLEASE MAKE ALL ENTRIES LEGIBLE AND ON THE PROPER LINE)
Complete all sections of this form that apply to your operation. All questions must be answered accurately and this form
FILED BY SEPTEMBER 1, 2016 WITH THE ASSESSOR of the county for which application is made. FAILURE TO
FILE THIS FORM WILL RESULT IN YOUR PROPERTY BEING APPRAISED AT MARKET VALUE.
QUALIFYING OPERATIONS: All agricultural production units, with sales, home consumption, or use, of $1,000 or more,
may qualify for farm use valuation on the land utilized for production. The acreage devoted to each crop and the livestock
inventories are the supporting data for this application. Units of less than five (5) acres may qualify if sales were at least
$500. Any questions related to this form should be directed to the County Assessor.
NAME AND ADDRESS: If a label was provided, please make any needed corrections on the label. If no label was
provided, please fill out the name and address area completely.
NAME OF OPERATION: Only commonly used farm names should be entered. i.e., "Jones Hereford Farm" or "Twin
Oak." Otherwise, leave blank.
NAME OF OPERATOR: Full name of the person or persons making the day-to-day decisions on the agricultural
operation. A blank form should be used for any new operator with a name, address entered on the lines for correction. Outof-business operations (no crops or livestock production) for whom a labeled form was received should be noted accordingly
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and submitted as a completed form.
NAME OF LANDOWNER: Enter the name of the landowner (actual owner of property) if different from the operator of
the agricultural operation.
WEST VIRGINIA ASSESSOR'S FARM STATISTICS
1. AGRICULTURAL OPERATION DESCRIPTION: Total acres in farm should equal acres owned plus acres rented
from others minus acres rented to others. This must be answered. Acres of crops in Items 2-12 plus acres in Item 13
should equal the Total Farm acres in Item ld. Acres Owned refers only to acres related to the farming operation. Acres
Rented from Others refers only to acres rented by the farming operation for agricultural production. Acres Rented To
Others refers only to land rented to others for agricultural production.
2-12. CROPS: These questions referto the acreage planted or grown for harvest during 2016. For Hay, report only actual
acres in the field, regardless of the number of times cut. Report the total production for both alfalfa and other hay acres,
in tons in 8, or total number of bales and the average weight per bale of hay harvested for both alfalfa and other hay in
8a or the total number of rolls and the average weight per roll of hay harvested for both alfalfa and other hay in 8b.
Other Crops include vegetables, berries, grapes, nursery products, greenhouses, tree fruit other than apples and peaches, and
any other crops not listed. Fruit Tree information is needed only for operations with 100 or more trees.
13. ALL OTHER LAND: Include farmstead, roads, woodlands, wetlands, waste, government program land, and any land
not 'already counted.
14. TOTAL GRAIN STORAGE: Include any type of structure normally used to store whole grain. Exclude
nonpermanent storage such as troughs, plastic bags or barrels.
15-24. LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY: These questions refer to the peak inventory number during 2016. Operations such
as broiler houses need only report the capacity of the houses on their operation not the annual production. OTHER
LIVESTOCK refers to any animal production not listed in Items 15-23 such as fish, emus, ostriches and llamas.
25. VALUE OF PRODUCTION: Enter the total value of crop production from Items 2-12. Include all crops, fruit,
vegetables, nursery and greenhouse, Christmas trees, and forest products from the farm acres. Also include gardens with
sales greater than $500. Enter the total value of livestock production from Items 15-24. Include value from cattle, hogs,
sheep, goats, horses, chickens, turkeys, bees and other livestock raised on the operation during the twelve month period
ending June 30, 2016.
WEST VIRGINIA FARM USE VALUATION APPLICATION
FARM OPERATOR: If land is owned in more than one county, complete the crop and livestock data for the entire
operation and the Farm Use Valuation Application for the principal production county. To make applications for land owned
in other counties, use additional forms completing the name, address and Farm Use Valuation Application sections, and Item
25 from the principal county form. The principal production county is entered at the top of the form and the property
location county is recorded in the Farm Use Valuation Application section.
~ANDL-ORilS~_IJ all ap_pJication land is rented to others, the_farm_Qperator's.name and address and.the~apQliCal!.t§.nam~
and address must be entered. Complete the Agricultural Land Pescription. See Farm Operator above for second county
form.
1. Operations with production less than $1,000 must indicate why this land qualifies for Farm Use Valuation.
2. All applicants must complete. Mineral income and Non-Farm income is attributable to coal, oil, gas or other minerals,
recreational use. Non-farm income does not include salaries or pensions from non-farm employment. Farm income is from
farming sources.
3. All corporations must complete Item 3.
4. Property under perpetual conservation easement with a county farmland protection board, the West Virginia Agricultural
Land Protection Authority, or a qualified 501-c-3 land trust shall be awarded farm use status without restriction.
FILE THIS REPORT WITH THE COUNTY ASSESSOR BY SEPTEMBER 1, 2016.
FAILURE TO FILE THIS FORM WILL RESULT IN YOUR PROPERTY BEING
APPRAISED AT MARKET VALUE.